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Minx is set in 1970s Los Angeles, in which an earnest young feminist joins forces with a low-rent publisher to create the first erotic magazine for women.

Mrs. America tells the true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly. Through the eyes of the women of that era - both Schlafly and second wave feminists Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Bella Abzug and Jill Ruckelshaus - the series explores how one of the toughest battlegrounds in the culture wars of the 70s helped give rise to the Moral Majority and forever shifted our political landscape.

Three Women tells the true story of three American women who suffered private and/or public backlash for their sexual desires. The protagonists are a mother in her 30s who rekindles a flame with her high school sweetheart when her husband refuses physical affection, a 23-year-old woman who reports her former teacher for pursuing a sexual relationship with her when she was 17, and a restaurant owner whose husband and business partner picks out her experimental sexual partners - the series will take a multigenerational approach. It will revolve around women in their 20s, 30s and 40s.

The true story of three courageous women inside the notorious Calabrian 'Ndrangheta mafia, working with newly-minted female prosecutor, Alessandra Cerreti, to bring down down the criminal empire.

Phoenix Rising delves behind familiar headlines and explores the often-misunderstood aspects of domestic abuse, helping to shed light on the many factors that prevent survivors from coming forward with their stories as they deal with years of aftershocks and emotional trauma.

In 1959, Maria Luiza is a rich and dutiful woman who has always depended on her father and husband. After being left alone in Rio, against her better judgment - and to the chagrin of her strict father - Maria Luiza decides to stay in the city and dedicate herself to turning her husband's property into a Bossa Nova club. In this passion-driven transformation in Maria Luiza, she will be inspired by liberal and feminist new friends: Adélia, Lígia and Thereza.

A two part adaptation of the 1997 best-selling novel 'The Red Tent' follows Dina the biblical character from the old testament - the daughter of Leah and Jacob.

Hillary Clinton and daughter Chelsea embark on a thought-provoking journey to speak with pioneering women artists, activists, community leaders and everyday heroes who show us what it truly means to be gutsy. The series shows the Clintons as you've never seen them before, revealing their special mother-daughter bond and the unique, multi-generational way they approach the important and timely issues highlighted in each episode.

It tells the pulse-pounding true story of charismatic vigilante Faye Yager, who built a vast underground network that hid hundreds of mothers and children, saving them from the alleged abuse of husbands and fathers when a broken court system would not.

France, 1914. The destinies of four women intersect: Marguerite, a mysterious Parisian prostitute; Caroline, propelled to the head of the family factory; Agnes, Mother Superior of a requisitioned convent; and Suzanne, a feminist nurse.

The incredible story of Gro Harlem Brundtland, who in the late 70s works as a young doctor, fighting for self-determined abortion, when she almost by accident, stumbles into politics. As the government implodes around her, Gro learns to play her own games of power, climbing the ranks until she is the last woman standing in the ruins of Labour's celebrated social democracy, ending up as Norway's first female Prime Minister in 1981.

Follows one of Turkey's most famous superstars, who, at night, hunts down those who perpetrate violence against women and children.

Berlin, 1956. Caterina Schöllack, owner of a dance school, has three daughters, of whom two are fulfilling the expectations of the society: Helga is going to marry attorney Wolfgang Von Boost and the nurse Eva has planned every detail of her future, including her plan to marry her boss, Professor Fassbender. Only Monika fights against the conventions of her time. Her great inspiration to do so is the rock 'n' roll.

This documentary tells the harrowing story of a woman trying to use Alabama's Stand Your Ground law after killing a man she says brutally attacked her.

Suffrage is being introduced (politely) to the Banbury (!) Intricate Craft Circle. Comedy by and with Jessica Stevenson and Rebecca Front.

Centers around an intelligent but lazy secret agent, and a divorcee woman who holds beliefs ahead of her times while searching for her happiness.

In the 70s, a student activist is committed to a sanatorium. Forced to participate in an experimental treatment for women, she fights back against the program and the methods of her doctor.

Not all battles are violent. Meet a courageous group of women who takes on both the male rulers of the day and a corrupt grocery industry. Savvy is their strategy and cans of healthy food are their weapons. The three hour drama series "Miss Friman's War" is a humorous and poignant story about friendship and fighting for your dreams. It addresses topics that are as relevant today as they were then: the demand for good, unspoiled food and the struggle for equal rights. Although "Miss Friman's War" is a work of fiction, the story is partly based on actual events around the all-female food co-op "Svenska Hem", which was founded long before women even had the right to vote.

In an intimate portrait of the infamous partner to Jeffrey Epstein, this four part series explores the central question in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial - how deeply was she involved in the sex trafficking ring that abused hundreds of women and girls, and how did the former socialite become the accomplice to one of the worst sex offenders in history?

The 65th wife of Warren Jeffs exposes FLDS Church secrets.

An idealistic lawyer is trapped in the murky world of criminal law. Two cases (one about the death penalty for women in India, the other about sexual harassment in the workplace) show how out of order the justice system can be.

At the intersection of violence and stability, of oppression and progress, are women. Gloria Steinem travels the world meeting those whose lives are in the crosshairs.

In "Déjà-Vu" we follow Florence Fierens, a busy career woman and radio host. With her own morning radio show, she reaches a national audience and is committed to women's rights and against domestic violence. However, her seemingly carefree life is turned upside down when her 15-year-old daughter Louise unexpectedly steps out of life. Grief-stricken, Florence searches for answers, together with her ex-husband and son. More and more it appears that Florence's life was not as perfect as she told herself. It is only when she suddenly comes face to face with her living daughter again, exactly one month before her suicide, that Florence realizes that she will have a second chance to relive her past. Can Florence find out where she went wrong as a mother - and more importantly, can she prevent her daughter's suicide?

The Case Against Cosby follows the harrowing journey for justice driven by the only survivor whose case could be tried in a court of law, Andrea Constand. Based on her memoir, 'The Moment: Standing Up to Cosby, Speaking Up for Women', The Case Against Cosby will reveal the stories of the many who have finally been able to raise their claims publicly against the serial sexual predator and television icon, Bill Cosby.